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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 考古

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
考古 kǎo gǔ - archaeology
- to engage in archaeological studies

List Ranking for: 考古

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 14,041 8,893 11,042

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
考 kǎo- to check
- to verify
- to test
- to examine
- to take an exam
- to take an entrance exam for
- deceased father
考 kǎo- to beat
- to hit
- variant of 考[kao3]
- to inspect
- to test
- to take an exam
古 gǔ- surname Gu
古 gǔ- ancient
- old
- paleo-

Other Words Containing 考古

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
考古 6 6 14,041 8,893 11,042
考古学家 - - 14,237 30,710 37,240
考古学 - - 23,814 41,337 60,721